According to police, shortly before midnight on March 7, Hernandez was driving her Acura sedan with 16-year-old Sara Morales in the back seat when she crashed at high speed into a utility pole at Boston Avenue and Bell Street. Police said the pole nearly cut the car in two.

The girl was hospitalized with skull and rib fractures along with internal injuries, police said. She remains hospitalized in serious condition.

Police said Hernandez was found to have a blood alcohol level of 0.139, more than four times the legal limit.